Michael Bond (politician)

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Michael Bond
Illinois State Senator Michael Bond
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 31st district
Preceded by	Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
Succeeded by	Suzi Schmidt
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Grayslake, Illinois
Profession	Finance
Religion	Roman Catholic^{[citation needed]}

Michael Bond was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 31st District from 2007 to 2011.

Bond lives in Grayslake. He received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Southern Illinois University in 1992, and his MBA in Finance from Roosevelt University in 1997. Prior to being elected to the Senate he held various finance and budgeting positions with Allstate Insurance Company, most recently Director of Corporate Finance.

Bond was elected to fill the seat being vacated by longtime senator Adeline Jay Geo-Karis. Geo-Karis, who had served in the State Senate since 1979, was defeated in the Republican primary by Sue Simpson. Geo-Karis went on to endorse and actively campaign for Bond.^[1] Bond's election, in an historically Republican district, was one of the many Democratic victories in 2006 that gave the Democratic Party a super-majority in the State Senate.

Senator Bond served as the Vice-Chairperson of the Transportation Committee, and serves on Appropriations II, Pensions and Investments, and State Government & Veterans Affairs Committees.

In early 2010, Michael Bond started going through the obituaries in the local newspapers and passed resolutions honoring his former constituents. He ended up honoring a drug dealer who ran over three police officers, and was shot by a fourth one.^[2]

On November 2, 2010, Michael Bond lost the general election to Lake County Board Chairman Suzi Schmidt. He got about 46.5% of the vote, versus just over 53% for Suzi Schmidt.

References

External links

Illinois State Senator Michael Bond official website
Illinois State Senator Michael Bond official campaign website
Illinois General Assembly – Senator Michael Bond (D) 31st District official IL Senate website
- Bills Committees
Project Vote Smart – Senator Michael Bond (IL) profile
Follow the Money – Michael Bond
- 2006 campaign contributions
Illinois State Senate Democrats – Senator Michael Bond profile

Members of the Illinois State Senate

98th General Assembly (2013–2014)
President: John Cullerton (D)
Majority Leader: James Clayborne, Jr. (D)
Minority Leader: Christine Radogno (R)

Melinda Bush (D)
Pamela Althoff (R)
Karen McConnaughay (R)
Steve Stadelman (D)
Dave Syverson (R)
Mike Jacobs (D)
Darin LaHood (R)
Sue Rezin (R)
Don Harmon (D)
Toi Hutchinson (D)
Christine Radogno (R)
Linda Holmes (D)
Pat McGuire (D)
Bill Brady (R)
Tim Bivins (R)

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Name	Bond, Michael
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Short description	American politician
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